Howdee all,
☀
Mosaic Canyon
This blog post is dedicated to my Rock loving family..wish I could have brought a few of these home to you…but..hope you are happy with just photos…
Mosaic is a Gorgeous canyon not to far from Stovepipe Wells.
Its all about the ROCKS here
“The most common rock formation in the canyon is the Noonday Dolomite. This limestone is rich in magnesium and formed 750 to 900 million years ago when the area was part of the Pacific Ocean. This sedimentary material was later buried to great depths by younger materials and was subjected to pressures and temperatures exceeding 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. As a result, much of the limestone was altered, or metamorphosed, into marble. Subsequent uplift and erosion have since re-exposed these metamorphic rocks.”
Some of the rock shiny and polished
Limestone Marble
A close up of the Marble 
Jeff and Andrew taking photos of the marble
shiny marble carved by water
Polished
Rocks coming out of rock walls..
We hiked in about 2 miles
and it was truly all about the
ROCKS
Blue Green coming out of Orange
A mixture of the colorful rocks 
I know all my family would have loved some of these colorful rocks..
but..this is a Park… 
So I send you virtual rocks
Large ONES..
Conglomerates
A rock mass melting on top of another rock
An interesting colorful layered rock 
interesting stitching on this orange rock
Marvelous Marble
Rocks in Rocks in rocks….
more rocks with that white stitch marking… 
See the white marks
A Marble slide
Colorful … 
Painted by time… 
Mud rock….
and amidst the rocks….
Plant life
It is so amazing how well these plants have adapted
to this dry ..hot climate
Beauty in the beast…
And living creatures…I found this dried up Tarantula
A Rock serpent ..showing off
We all had a great time…Andrew climbed higher to see further
We enjoy climbing on rocks..
Playing
…Sliding on the slippery marble surface…
And just absorbing the scene
The end of the road for us was this tall waterless fall….no climbing gear…
So we left …jumping for joy…
at the sights we had seen 
It was a wonderful place…… 
Dawn, these are all spectacular captures of a truly amazing canyon. Mosaic was my favorite and you transported me back. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteSo where to next? Still planning on Quartzsite? Where will you be staying? I'd love to come down.
What a wonderful place sicksta. That's ok about the rocks, though it would have been cool to see them close up.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful pictures Dawn & Jeff. It boggles my mind why people have to go overseas when there is so much to see here, in the USA.
ReplyDeleteThose rocks are sooooo cool! You are so lucky to be able to explore the United States and see such awesome places..
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely gorgeous place Dawn. Thanks for taking us along. ;c)
ReplyDeleteHey, I've been there too! This is my all time favorite canyon!
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ReplyDeleteWe are boondocking off of a frontage road with the escape boomer group..we are not part of the group ..but our friends are...
will be here until next thursday or friday then head to Catalina State park.
Let me know if you are heading this way..will invite u over...I think u can park anywhere around here...will give u my phone number if u want to park around here..
@beachgrl
yes sicksta...you would have loved some of the rocks..i did find some cool rocks outside of the park...bringing them..
@chicky
yes muther..lots to see in the good ole USA..
@Tink
yeah..u would have loved to hike here..great exercise!
Jayne
you are most welcome..will be visiting u again soon..i have internet..slow..but it works..
@steve..
Great place isnt it..Death Valley is an awesome place.
Thanks for sharing these superb rock formations. FAB.
ReplyDeleteThe colors of the stones are fantastic, as if from another planet!
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